[SunRescue] Power concerns.

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What area are you in?  The CA power troubles have driven prices up alot in
that entire section of the country.
	Nick

On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Tim Harrison wrote:

> 
> Recently, we received a few bills in the mail from ConEd, which didn't
> seem right.  Our first bill, with 8 machines running, came in around
> $130.  The next two consecutive months came in near $190.  Now, we
> didn't turn anything else on, and, in fact, turned one of the machines
> off.  
> 
> What's the best way to find out exactly what amount of power a machine
> is drawing, and calculate ourselves exactly how much we should be paying
> (give or take some with the lights and television, etc)?
> 
> We CANNOT be using more power, with less computers running, and turning
> off lights constantly.  Something's fishy.  I want to find out if
> someone else is drawing power from our feed (we're in a house with three
> apartments).
> 
> Any info would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Tim Harrison
> Network Engineer
> harrison at timharrison.com
> http://www.networklevel.com/
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